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I can’t help but to wonder what Ken is going to do in the rest of the SX Series and then, the outdoors. Considering his near career ending crash one year ago at the Anaheim 2 SX race, then what he has already done in the first three rounds of this year’s SX Series is nothing short of Extraordinary! But the big question now is, can he keep it going by improving each week or is he going to start to decline? The way I see it, since Ken’s big crash a year ago, his body and mind have been in a massive recovery mode. As he was recovering he was also doing as much fitness training as possible. He kept doing this all the way up to the season opener at A1. He even did a boot camp a little while before A1, also. It could be that Ken is reaching his breaking point, which basically means, physically and mentally burning out. I realize that Ken is an outstanding and determined racer but he is human. The human mind and body can only take so much before it needs time to recovery. The more time it has spent getting burned out, the more time it will take to fully recover. I just hope Ken is smart and patient enough to realize this and back it off a little, maybe have to settle for a top 5 instead of going for the wins and getting injured again. I know it’s nearly impossible for a young athlete in Ken’s position to settle for less when he really wants to win but... Settle this year so you can win next year!
That’s my opinion, what’s yours?
That’s my opinion, what’s yours?
Every single moment they get a chance they are droning on and on about his comback. Enough already.
Talk about anything else.
Last year, he believed he was the fastest rider on the track and it showed. Arguably, he was going to dominate a lot of races.
This year he's not as much a shoe-in for the win and he'll have to adjust for that.
I want to see his performance for a few more races before I call it, but consider these facts:
-He rode toward the front at A1. A good sign.
-He improved his finish by 2 positions for Houston. Another good sign.
-He had a bad race at A2, much like many of his "title contender" opponents. A bad night? (Mental?)
If he lands a win in the next round or two, I could easily see him start a streak.
The Shop
I've read (don't remember where) that the guys riding at that level, when slowing down to ride "safe"
are more prone to making a mistake then when they attack the track. Having said that, it sure seems that
any athlete knows when they are pushing their limits. Is he pushing his limits to be competitive?
That's the $64,000 question.
I'm in complete agreement that I'd rather see a slower full recovery than a balls out leading to a career
ending mistake.
TM
If his arm was getting tired, he'd probably post about it and say he's going to push through it. He doesn't seem to hide much.
Remember when Trey Canard and Ryan Morais had that terrible crash in LA in 2012?
Trey broke his back and had just come back from TWO broken femurs. Ryan broke his back, his ribs and BOTH his jaws. Those were nasty terrible injuries and yet both guys came back to ride and race again.
I am quite sure their recoveries were as long and traumatic as Kens was.
The only reason everyone is talking about Ken so much is he's pretty much whored his recovery out on social media and put everything in our faces every step of the way. He's NOT the only guy who has gone through a long and hard recovery.
Why is everyone kissing his ass so hard? Is he really more of a hero than Trey or Ryan were? Someone please enlighten me......
Saying he has whored out his recovery is such a bitter and disrespectful comment. Congrats for winning the douche post of the week award.
Pit Row
I'm sorry you feel I am being a douche but those are my thoughts.
Do you agree that Trey and Ryan's comebacks from their injuries were extraordinary too? Or JUST Kens comeback was?
I'm just pointing out that many MANY other motocross athletes have come back from tremendouse injury as well, and they haven't been raised to the God-like status that a good majority of you have lifted Ken to......
I get that Flanard just is butthurt over Kenny for some reason.
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